Flagstaff



C. W. ALLMAN.

FLAGSTAFH APPLICATION man AUGA'. 1921.

1,416,669, Patented May- 23, 1922.

CHARLES W. ALLMAIQ', OF OTTUMW'A, IOWA.

FLAGSTAFF.

Application filed August 4, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES VJ. ALLMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottumwa, in the county of lVapello and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flagstaft's; and

I hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of the specification.

My invention relates to flagstaffs.

The object of my invention is to, provide a fiagstaff, together with means adapted for attachment thereto, which taken together will furnish a water tight housing for the halyard and flag; and also afford a safeguard against theft of the flag and halyard, and prevent interference by meddlers when the flag is flying.

It is also my object to provide means for holding the flag from drifting when exposed to high winds and flying out of alignment with the flagstafi'.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the flagstalf and attachment thereto ready for use. Fig. 2 denotes an inside view of Fig. 3 showing arm 0 in elevation and arm a partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation enlarged of bracket clamped to top of flagstaff carrying a hood, halyard sheave, and guy. Fig. t is a side elevation of arm 0 shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side elevation enlarged of the flag-holder mounted on guy. Fig. (3 is a side elevation enlarged of a housing for the halyard and Fig. 7 is a top plan view enlarged of said housing showing operating, storing and locking means for the flag-halyard.

Referring by letters and numbers to the drawings, A denotes a flagst-aff of tubular form which may be mounted on any suitable base not shown. B denotes a hood adapted to be fastened to the upper end of the flagstafl and projected above and over the same to serve as a rain shield for the interior of the tube through which the halyard passes.

C denotes a bracket consisting of a vertical arm 0 having its upper end bent at an angle to=conf0rm with the roof of the hood B and serve as its support. C is also a vertical arm of said bracket its upper end positioned under said hood and adapted to support a sheave housing 0 and sheave 0 The lower end of this arm is T shaped and provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1922.

Serial No. 489,696.

with bolt holes 0. denotes a yoke the arms of which are threaded and pass through said bolt holes 0 The upper end of the fiagstaif is passed between arms 0 and c and the arms 0 of yoke c and secured in till! position by turning or setting up on nuts 0 Attached to upright c is an eve bolt 0 and suspended from the eye is a guywire D, the lower end of which is fastened to an eye bolt (Z 5' thus said wire is offset from the flagstaff.

E denotes a metal box clamped to the flagstafi by yokes e e at a point opposite a shit out in the flugstaif for the passage of the halyard therethrough. A sheave housing 6 containing a sheave c is mounted within said box. 6 denotes a shaft mounted in said b0 operated by a crank a from the outside. An eye bolt e is lined to said shaft and near one end of said shaft and passing therethrough 1s a hole for the reception of the hooked end of a key 6 which is swingingly mounted to the side of the box, the said key is inserted in the said hole to lock said shaft 0 and re leased when it is desired to turn said shaft. 6 denotes an L shaped arm secured to said box which serves as a purchase for eyebolt J.

F denotes a halyard the lower end of which is fastened to eye bolt 6 passed under the sheave c then up through the interior of the flagstaff and 'over sheave c and then is fastened to an eye 9.

G denotes a rod having said eye e at its upper end and a weight g at its lower end, intermediate of said eye g weight are formed integral with said rod, eyes and g", adapted for the passage theretlnrough of the guide wire I). y" and denote eves formed in said rod adapted for fastening thereto a flag.

It is evident that my invention provides for housing the halyard completely, partly in the tubular fiagstaff and partly in the halyard box. lVhen the flag is lowered it can be detached from the rod G and stored in said box and also the crank may be detached, placed in the box and the box locked thus preventing theft and meddling with the halyards or should the flag be raised the boX can be locked with the crank detached and placed inside the box, and shaft 6 locked thus preventing a meddler form lowering the flag.

The flag is raised by turning crank a to the right thus partly winding the halyard around shaft (2 To lower the flag the crank is moved in the opposite direction thus slacking the halyard when the weighted rod G will, by gravity move down and bring the flag within reach for detachment.

It is evident the rigid flag holder slidably mounted on the guy wire will prevent the flag from drifting and hold it in proper alignment with the flagstaff.

It is evident that as bracket C may be adjusted vertically on fiagstaff the tension of guy D may be regulated from above. The tension of the guy may also be regulated from below through the eye bolt 6 It is evident that should the flag be caught or wound around the staff it may be readily released by removing eye bolt d.

Claims:

1. A flag-staff having a guy attached at its upper end and detaehably connected near its lower end, a flag holder weighted at its lower end slidably mounted to said guy; and means for rigging a halyard. to hoist said holder.

2. A tubular iiagstaff, a guy attached to and stretched lengthwise of the flagstaff, a weighted rod rigged to slide on said guy its upper end rigged to the flag-halyard and its lower end weighted, whereby the rod is elevated by the flag-halyard and lowered by gravity as the halyard is slacked.

3. A tubular flag-staff adapted to house a halyard therewithin, open at its upper end and having a slot below; a box opening into said slot adapted to receive and house said halyard as the flag is hoisted and receive the flag when lowered; means housed in said box for winding said halyard; and a flag holder slidably mounted to said staff having a Weight attached to its lower end.

41-. A tubular flag-staff having a bracket adapted to adjustably clamp the upper end of said staff said bracket having a hood, a sheave and guy support; aguy ofi' set from and parallel to said staff; a flag holder slidably mounted on said guy; a halyard and fiag housing opening into said tubular flagsta-if; a sheave mounted in said opening, a shaft contained in said housing for winding said halyard as the flag is raised, a yoke for clamping said housing to said staff, and means for locking said shaft and housing.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing asmy own I afiix my signature.

' CHARLES W. ALLMAN. 

